Last ninety minutes of the championship and for Spezia there is still a story to be written. Despite the draw against Cosenza, Luca D’Angelo’s Eagles cannot remain calm, thanks to Ternana’s surprise victory against Catanzaro, which thus forces Spezia to compete on the last day, where Venezia is expected at Picco . “Playing for direct promotion to Serie A is no small thing. Spezia will find a very aggressive team, it will be a real match. Both have something important to play for.” Talking is Michele Serena, the coach of Treble, who entered the history of the Eagles after the promotion to Serie B in 2012 and former coach (and player) of Venezia. “Spezia has quality, it’s been a bit of an unfortunate year and they find themselves in trouble in this fight. They are two excellent teams, Venezia has had continuity and Spezia a little less,” he says.
A championship with a thousand facets and which truly never ends, involving its protagonists right to the end: “Serie B is very long and difficult, with positive or negative surprises. We must fight until the end. Spezia has a small advantage over the others, they will have to listen to what happens on the other pitches but I think that both Bari and Ternana can take full advantage. At that point Spezia is obliged to win, to stay calm and only look at home they need the three points”, continues Serena, who doesn’t think that the two teams will make many calculations: “The championship seemed like it could end yesterday and instead no one gives away nothing, Como didn’t win and Venezia stole two points. Venezia must think back to the match they lost at home against Reggiana, where they won 2-0 and lost 3-2, losing points that would have been useful. A draw can’t go well for either of them, they could both cover their ears because what they need is victory. They will try to play to find the three points, because if Spezia wins they are sure to save themselves, but if Venezia does then they can start listening to Como’s result.”
In any case, on Friday evening the atmosphere will be red-hot, thanks to a Picco with great occasions who is preparing to charge the team: “Picco’s contribution has always been there, it will be bedlam and I am very sure that he will be the twelfth man on the pitch to push Spezia. I think many will also come from Venice and everyone will give their dues to their mill. It’s a triple game, where the stakes are very high. I expect a somewhat tense, blocked race, precisely because the stakes are very high,” she concludes.
